2 Lowell men killed in single-car crash

Two Lowell men were killed Tuesday in a single-car crash in the 16300 block of Cline Avenue in Cedar Creek Township.

Mark Back, public information officer for the Lake County Sheriff's Department, said the traffic reconstruction team is still investigating the crash, which happened at about 4 p.m., and additional information is expected to be released later Wednesday.

The Lake County Coroner in a press release reports Christopher Pickett, 30, of the 1000 block of Kankakee Street, Lowell, and David Klahn, 44, of the 1200 block of Gatewood Place, Lowell, were pronounced dead on the scene of the crash from blunt force trauma injuries.

The time of death was listed as 4:48 p.m.

Back said both men were riding in the same Toyota Tundra pickup truck, one as a driver, the other a passenger, when it appears the truck left the roadway, collided with a tree, rolled into a ditch and came to rest against the utility pole.

"Both males were deceased upon arrival of law enforcement," Back said.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. Weather conditions and other contributing factors at the time of the crash are being look at as part of the investigation, Back said.